#0436 · Sinnoh · Generation 4

Bronzor

Bronze Pokémon · Steel/Psychic-type

Bronzor is a Steel/Psychic-type Pokémon, the Bronze Pokémon, number 436 (#0436) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 60.5 kg.

Bronzor is the Bronze Pokémon, a floating bronze disc that the Pokédex says turns up in ancient tombs, with a sacred pattern on its back. Lore claims polishing it makes its surface reflect the truth, but it hates being polished.

How to pronounce Bronzor

Bronzor is pronounced BRON-zor. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Bronzor said out loud:

In Japanese it is ドーミラー (Dohmirror).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Bronzor is 0.5 m tall and 60.5 kg, a flat blue-green disc with two round yellow eyes, six dark blue spheres around its rim and a crest like a sprig on its back. It floats using an unknown energy. One Pokédex entry says scientists believe it once reflected like a mirror, and another says X-ray photos showed nothing inside. A Galar entry says the pattern on its back matches no Galarian culture.

Behaviour

The Pokédex says little about how Bronzor behaves. Ancient people believed the pattern on its back held a mysterious power, and objects shaped like it have turned up in tombs, though no link between them is known.

Habitat

Bulbapedia says it typically lives on mountain paths, and the Sword Pokédex places it in ancient ruins. In Scarlet and Violet it lives in South, East and West Provinces and in Kitakami, but it is unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.

Powers

Its Abilities are Levitate, which makes it immune to Ground moves, and Heatproof, which halves Fire damage; Heavy Metal is hidden. Bulbapedia says before Generation VIII only this line could have Heatproof. Confusion, Confuse Ray, Gyro Ball, Hypnosis and Future Sight suit its mirror theme. Defense and Special Defense are 86, but Speed is 23.

Name origin

Bronzor may combine 'bronze' and 'mirror'. The Japanese name is Dohmirror (ドーミラー), which may come from dōkyō, 'bronze mirror', plus 'mirror'.

Design inspiration

Bulbapedia connects Bronzor to the rei-kyō, a Japanese bronze mirror, with the gong as a possible second influence. It also links the line to a ghost story retold by Lafcadio Hearn about a temple bell cast from donated bronze mirrors. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Bronzor evolves into Bronzong at level 33.

In the games

In Diamond and Pearl, where it debuted, Bronzor can be found on Route 206 and in Wayward Cave, Turnback Cave and Mt. Coronet. It also appears in Legends: Arceus, in the Crimson Mirelands, Coronet Highlands and Alabaster Icelands.

In the anime

Saturn's Bronzor debuted in 'Journey to the Unown!', lighting his way through the Solaceon Ruins. Byron's Bronzor lost to Ash's Chimchar in 'Dealing With Defensive Types!' even though it had Heatproof.

Fun facts

• Bulbapedia notes that all three Team Galactic Commanders you can battle in the games have a Bronzor.
• Bulbapedia points out that Bronzor's front sprite looks identical when turned upside-down.
• Diamond and Pearl's data contains an unused back sprite for Bronzor that is just a copy of its front sprite.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Bronzor (Pokémon) · Serebii: Bronzor (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 57
• Attack: 24
• Defense: 86
• Sp. Atk: 24
• Sp. Def: 86
• Speed: 23

Bronzor’s base stat total is 300. Its highest stat is Defense and Sp. Def.

Type matchups

What is Bronzor weak to?

Bronzor takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ground (2×), Ghost (2×), Dark (2×) moves.

It resists Psychic (¼×), Normal (½×), Grass (½×), Ice (½×), Flying (½×), Rock (½×), Dragon (½×), Steel (½×), Fairy (½×).

It is immune to Poison moves.

Evolution

How does Bronzor evolve?

Bronzor evolves into Bronzong at level 33.

The whole family: Bronzor, Bronzong.

Abilities

• Levitate: Evades Ground moves.
• Heatproof: Halves damage from Fire moves and burns.
• Heavy Metal (hidden ability): Doubles the Pokémon's weight.

Moves

Moves Bronzor learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (51)

Bronzor can learn 51 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Protect, Confuse Ray, Charge Beam, Facade, Bulldoze, Hex, Rock Tomb, Stored Power, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, Psyshock, Zen Headbutt, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Reflect, Light Screen, Rock Blast, Grass Knot, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Imprison, Flash Cannon, Skill Swap, Iron Head, Power Gem, Substitute, Iron Defense, Trick, Shadow Ball, Stealth Rock, Psychic, Heavy Slam, Ice Spinner, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Psychic Terrain, Earthquake, Trick Room, Solar Beam, Steel Beam, Tera Blast, Gravity, Gyro Ball, Psych Up, Future Sight, Expanding Force, Metal Sound.

Egg moves (2):Gravity, Recycle.

Breeding & training

• Gender: genderless.
• Egg groups: Mineral.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 255 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Defense effort value.
• Base experience yield: 60.

Pokédex entries

Floats using a mysterious energy. The pattern engraved upon its back is held as sacred and can sometimes be found in imagery from ancient cemeteries and other such timeworn places. (Legends: Arceus)

Polishing Bronzor to a shine makes its surface reflect the truth, according to common lore. Be that as it may, Bronzor hates being polished. (Shield)

It appears in ancient ruins. The pattern on its body doesn't come from any culture in the Galar region, so it remains shrouded in mystery. (Sword)

Implements shaped like it were discovered in ancient tombs. It is unknown if they are related. (Diamond, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

Ancient people believed that the pattern on Bronzor's back contained a mysterious power. (HeartGold, SoulSilver, X, Omega Ruby)

They are found in ancient tombs. The patterns on their backs are said to be imbued with mysterious power. (Black 2, White 2)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Slowest Psychic type in Gen 4: 23 Speed.
• Shortest Steel type in Gen 4: 0.5 m, shared with 1 other.
• Slowest Steel type in Gen 4: 23 Speed.
• Lowest base stat total among Steel types in Gen 4: 300.
• Taller than 19% of all Pokémon (0.5 m).
• Heavier than 72% of all Pokémon (60.5 kg).
• Base stat total 300, ranked #856 of 1,025.
• One of 8 Pokémon that are both Steel and Psychic.
• One of 130 green Pokémon.
• Number 50 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 58 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 255: about 33.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 8 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Bronzor (Pokémon), Serebii: Bronzor (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (BRON-zor): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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